Later Alligator (Fanart) (Patreon)

This is just for fun... I recently played the game Later Alligator by Pillowfight (you can get it here or on steam). It's a great game, and I thought I'd share some of the things that really resonated with me about it! :D

First of all, if you've never heard of this group, Pillowfight is a game studio run by two (2!!) devs. That's about as indie as I gets, I think! They've made a bunch of really cool games, so far I've played this one and Rose of Winter by Magnolia Porter which was also fun. But the reason I was so excited for this game is because it was ALSO made by Smallbutera - a two-person animation studio best known for Baman Piderman and some incredible guest work on Cartoon Network shows. 

The key reason I was so excited for this game to come out is that it is FULLY ANIMATED by Smallbutera. The game is FULL of buttery-smooth and hilarious animations that are core to the gameplay. I was blown away with HOW MUCH animation was in this game considering that it's a four person team. 

The main character is an adorably anxious bean (Pat, shown above). Everyone in the game is an alligator (and it takes place in "Alligator New York City"). The game is "point and click adventure" style (like Monkey Island if you've ever played that), but it also has a strong minigame component, like Wario Ware. I'm sorry if this description is simplistic, I'm not really a gamer... but the mini games were really unique and fun!

Some other things I really liked about this game:

• Initial playthrough is about 2 hours. One big reason I'm not more of a gamer is because I spend all my free time drawing comics, so I REALLY appreciated that I could get through this and have a good time in an afternoon. 

• It's REALLY funny. The humour was really light and fun, and also "meta" in a way that I really appreciated. Little jokes like "please don't point and click on the grass" and other fun references made the writing a treat.  Beyond my expectations!

• It had a fun sprinkling of the occult that was never really explained (and that was fine). My favourite minigame was one where you had to help fix a character's broken cell phone... that was haunted. XD

• The art style was limited pallete... I almost want to call it "sepia"? Except using green instead of yellow. It REALLY worked to give it an "old timey" feeling... that contrasted well with the fact that it was a world with cell phones and social media. It's funny how in media I love it when there is a really STRONG sense of place/time... or a really absurdly abstract sort of nonsensical "timelessness".

• Did I mention the animation?? And how cute everything is??

So yeah, I LOVED this little game, so I made some fanart :) Enjoy!

(And just to be crystal clear...  this is not sponsored, and there will never be sponsored things on Patreon. I bought this on my own and just loved it so much that I wanted to spread the word! ✌️)